Spain 0-1 Switzerland: The red-hot favourites for the World Cup crashed to a shock loss to Ottmar Hitzfeld's steady Swiss side in Group H.

But what are we seeing at the World Cup?

Brazil’s samba stars wearing gloves and roll-neck jerseys under their shirts, coach Dunga in a thick knitted jumper, substitutes in winter hats and anoraks, freezing fans in fleeces and raincoats in the stands.

It's the South Africa Winter Games!

Temperatures of -1C were seen during Brazil’s 2-1 victory over North Korea – making it the coldest World Cup ever, for now at least. Captain Lucio, used to the cold after his time with Bayern Munich, said: “It really was freezing tonight.”

And coach Dunga, a former Stuttgart player, added: “The cold makes it hard to be creative.”

Snow on Table Mountain and chilly rain in Cape Town – Denmark’s training session was cancelled because of a flooded training pitch! The first snow for decades fell near to Japan’s World Cup base between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.

Most hotels in Cape Town have no heating. BILD reporter Henning Feindt even had a hot water bottle placed under his bedcovers by the hotel management!

And his colleague Mario Volpe is grateful that he came well prepared for the conditions, saying: “I’m happy that I packed my long johns.”

The cold weather has clearly thrown strikers off the scent. A meagre return of 25 goals in the first 16 games is the worst in World Cup history at just 1.56 per match.

Meteorologist Elke Brouwers' forecast for Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein, where games are due to take place, will send shivers down the backs of the World Cup stars: “We are expecting a new cold front with frost."

Temperatures of -4 degrees were recorded in Pretoria, which is hosting the German national team. Daytime temperatures, however, will reach 20 degrees, and the German players are capable of dealing with the cold.

Jogi Löw’s assistant coach Hansi Flick said: “We have recommended that players should always wrap up warmly and blow-dry their hair after taking showers because of the huge temperature fluctuations.”

It seems to have worked so far – the Germans are the only team whose scent for goals hasn’t frozen over…